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On the 10th January, I started my new job at a well known Australian soft furnishing company. This wasn't a position I planned for, it was something I fell into, after an informal chat with a retail agency who found me the position. The job itself is extremely well paid, compared to British standards, well above the average wage here in Australia. It is also a Management position, something I haven't done for many years, but I am relishing the challenge and new opportunity to do something I enjoy.
I have been training for a week now, and it seems to be going well, very similar to previous retail management positions I have held in the UK. Of course the first few days are particularly mind-boggling, as you take in a vast amount of information, but I am sure in time, everything will just fall into place. At the moment I am just bedding myself in and learning my new role; next week I will be in my own shop, running it for real.
If I am honest, it is daunting looking at the sheer volume of work I will have to undertake, but I have to keep telling myself this is my first week. Dealing with one thing at a time is important in Management, so you don't overburden yourself with too many tasks at once. Planning one's day effectively, is the best way to achieve results, and it will take me a while to understand the procedures and policies I will have to follow. I have to keep reminding myself that, I haven't just accepted a new appointment, but I am also working in a new country, whose culture and working practices are very different to the UK.
I am working with some truly amazing individuals, who have been coaching me in all aspects of the business and training me to become a successful Manager. Furthermore, I feel honoured to have been given a chance to not only build a new career, but also the opportunity to run a business in a way that allows me to put my individual stamp on its future. This is not a small store, this is a large shop, in a busy part of Midland; yes it is scary, but I am also relishing this new adventure.
As I continue to integrate into Australian life, I am lucky to have been given chances, I wouldn't otherwise have had in the UK. At 51 years of age, I do consider myself fortunate to be able to retrain and continue my working life abroad; not many people have the ability to do that, especially at my age. So far, things are going remarkably well, but I am just waiting for the first thing to go wrong. Yes, you may call me a pessimist, but my life is littered with difficulties and hardships, ever since I can remember. That kind of makes you feel negative at times. Maybe that feeling is brought about by my time in Britain, or maybe it is just part of my psyche. For now, I am doing my best to steer around feelings of frustration and fear and remain upbeat and positive.
I don't see myself as a failure, far from it, but I have suffered more misfortune than most. To have been given this new blank page, to rewrite history, is the best thing that could have happened for my sense of purpose and wellbeing. I haven't been this happy in a long time; as the days turn to weeks and weeks turn to months, I hope to build on what I have achieved so far, and create a new life in Australia. With a new sense of purpose and direction, determined to succeed, I hope to forge an unchartered career down under, well away from one of the most difficult periods in my life.
I have been training for a week now, and it seems to be going well, very similar to previous retail management positions I have held in the UK. Of course the first few days are particularly mind-boggling, as you take in a vast amount of information, but I am sure in time, everything will just fall into place. At the moment I am just bedding myself in and learning my new role; next week I will be in my own shop, running it for real.
If I am honest, it is daunting looking at the sheer volume of work I will have to undertake, but I have to keep telling myself this is my first week. Dealing with one thing at a time is important in Management, so you don't overburden yourself with too many tasks at once. Planning one's day effectively, is the best way to achieve results, and it will take me a while to understand the procedures and policies I will have to follow. I have to keep reminding myself that, I haven't just accepted a new appointment, but I am also working in a new country, whose culture and working practices are very different to the UK.
I am working with some truly amazing individuals, who have been coaching me in all aspects of the business and training me to become a successful Manager. Furthermore, I feel honoured to have been given a chance to not only build a new career, but also the opportunity to run a business in a way that allows me to put my individual stamp on its future. This is not a small store, this is a large shop, in a busy part of Midland; yes it is scary, but I am also relishing this new adventure.
As I continue to integrate into Australian life, I am lucky to have been given chances, I wouldn't otherwise have had in the UK. At 51 years of age, I do consider myself fortunate to be able to retrain and continue my working life abroad; not many people have the ability to do that, especially at my age. So far, things are going remarkably well, but I am just waiting for the first thing to go wrong. Yes, you may call me a pessimist, but my life is littered with difficulties and hardships, ever since I can remember. That kind of makes you feel negative at times. Maybe that feeling is brought about by my time in Britain, or maybe it is just part of my psyche. For now, I am doing my best to steer around feelings of frustration and fear and remain upbeat and positive.
I don't see myself as a failure, far from it, but I have suffered more misfortune than most. To have been given this new blank page, to rewrite history, is the best thing that could have happened for my sense of purpose and wellbeing. I haven't been this happy in a long time; as the days turn to weeks and weeks turn to months, I hope to build on what I have achieved so far, and create a new life in Australia. With a new sense of purpose and direction, determined to succeed, I hope to forge an unchartered career down under, well away from one of the most difficult periods in my life.
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